Aoba Castle

Aoba Castle
青葉城
Aoba Castle; 青葉城
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
	Reconstructed wakiyagura of Aoba Castle
	Aoba Castle; 青葉城 Aoba Castle; 青葉城
Coordinates	38°15′09″N 140°51′22″E / 38.252478°N 140.856156°E
Type	Hilltop-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to; the public	yes
Site history
Built	1601
Built by	Date Masamune
In use	Edo period
	National Historic Site of Japan

Aoba Castle (青葉城, Aoba-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Throughout the Edo period, Aoba Castle was home to the Date clan, daimyō of Sendai Domain. The castle was also known as Sendai-jō (仙台城) or as Gojō-rō (五城楼). In 2003, the castle ruins were designated a National Historic Site.^[1]

^ "仙台城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 December 2016.

Aoba Castle 青葉城
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Reconstructed wakiyagura of Aoba Castle
Aoba Castle 青葉城 Show map of Miyagi Prefecture Aoba Castle 青葉城 Show map of Japan
Coordinates	38°15′09″N 140°51′22″E / 38.252478°N 140.856156°E / 38.252478; 140.856156
Type	Hilltop-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to the public	yes
Site history
Built	1601
Built by	Date Masamune
In use	Edo period
National Historic Site of Japan